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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-04-22 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Stepney, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Ann Mitchell

Biography

Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series Widows as well as the sequels Widows 2 and She's Out, all written by Lynda La Plante. In 2011, she was cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, the mother of Tanya Branning and Rainie Cross. Mitchell has appeared in many roles in film, theatre, and television and has played a significant number of major roles such as Mrs. Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession and her Laurence Olivier Award-nominated performance in Through the Leaves. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ann Mitchell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

Lady Chatterley's Lover

as

Ivy Bolton

A Matador's Mistress

2008

A Matador's Mistress

as

Mme Angustias

Full Circle

1978

Full Circle

as

Woman in Park

The Deep Blue Sea

2011

The Deep Blue Sea

as

Mrs. Elton

Titus

2013

Titus

as

Marina

Postcode

2011

Postcode

as

Maggie

True Haunting

2023

True Haunting

as

Myra Danvers

Dragonfly

2014

Dragonfly

as

Margaret Grosvenor

Friend or Foe

1982

Friend or Foe

as

Mrs. Hardy

Lady M

2017

Lady M

as

Cleopatra

Widows

2018

Widows

as

Amanda's Mother

The Road to Brexit

2019

The Road to Brexit

as

Vox Pop Pamela

Paper Marriage

1992

Paper Marriage

as

Phyllida Devenish

Deep Secrets

1996

Deep Secrets

as

Fran

Summer in the Suburbs

2000

Summer in the Suburbs

as

Mulligan

Farming

2018

Farming

as

Hilda

Gunfight at Dry River

2021

Gunfight at Dry River

as

Etta Ryles

Blunt Instrument

1981

Blunt Instrument

as

Miss Grindley

Widows

Widows

as

Dolly Rawlins

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Iris Grocott

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Mrs. Gillette

Jane Hall

Jane Hall

as

Lilian Ramsey

The Gold

The Gold

as

Sadie

Harry

Harry

as

Penrose QC

Vera

Vera

as

Moira Swann

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

as

Militant Woman

Casualty

Casualty

as

Mrs. McKenzie

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Superintendent Simmons

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Cora Cross

She's Out

She's Out

as

Dolly Rawlins

Casualty

Casualty

as

Margaret Samson

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Lola Betts

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

as

Elsie Dyer

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Molly Trask

For Her Sins

For Her Sins

as

Maggie Gibson

Production

Crew

Directing